ACR Master Calendar

September 2008
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			01	02	03 National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Conference 2008	04 National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Conference 2008
05 National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Conference 2008	06	07	08	09	10	11
12	13	14 ACR Commercial Section Presents Complimentary Educational Teleseminar	15	16	17	18
19 Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance	20 44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance	21 44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance	22 44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance	23 44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training New York State Dispute Resolution Association’s 2008 Annual Conference	24 44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training New York State Dispute Resolution Association’s 2008 Annual Conference	25
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Description:

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation conference 2008 will take place October 3-5 in Austin, Texas, with a day of excellent pre-conference trainings on the 2nd. If you are dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative action, this gathering is for you! For more info about the conference, to register, or to apply to present a session, visit www.thataway.org/events.

Description:

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation conference 2008 will take place October 3-5 in Austin, Texas, with a day of excellent pre-conference trainings on the 2nd. If you are dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative action, this gathering is for you! For more info about the conference, to register, or to apply to present a session, visit www.thataway.org/events.

Description:

The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation conference 2008 will take place October 3-5 in Austin, Texas, with a day of excellent pre-conference trainings on the 2nd. If you are dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative action, this gathering is for you! For more info about the conference, to register, or to apply to present a session, visit www.thataway.org/events.

Description:

The Commercial Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution Presents a Complimentary Educational Teleseminar

Featured Speaker: Mel Rubin

MEDIATION MOMENTS OF TERROR

ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE CHALLENGES THAT MEDIATORS MAY FACE AS THE ADR LANDSCAPE CHANGES

October 14, 2008
12:00 Noon EST

Description:

October 19-22, 2008 at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines The theme of the congress is “Gender and Climate Change”. Women and environment experts have raised concern over the absence of women in the discourse and debate on climate change, a global mainstream issue that is currently impacting the entire world. The involvement of women in areas of environmental management and governance should not be perceived as an afterthought. Women's roles are of considerable importance in the promotion of environmental ethics. The current imperative is for women to understand the phenomenon of climate change and its impacts and implications at the individual, household, community and national levels. Studies show that women have a definite information deficit on climate politics and climate protection. Only with this information can women take their proper, significant and strategic role in the issue of climate change. Invited to this congress are women parliamentarians, women in decision - making and governance, environment organizations, youth Leaders and Media Practitioners The Congress will have the following objectives: Overall Purpose: To provide a forum for women legislators, and women in decision making and environment organizations at all levels, in formulating gender-responsive legislation and policies. Specific Objectives: a) To understand the phenomenon of climate change, its impacts and implications; b). to review and examine the gender aspects of climate change and formulate appropriate actions to address such; c). to define the roles women can play in addressing the issues of climate change at the global, national and sub-national levels; and d). to identify and define the action agenda for parliamentarians, policy advocates and women leaders to support global and national actions to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Congress Proceedings: The discussion on gender and climate change will be organized around identifying the challenges to action as well as defining the appropriate responses to effectively address the impacts of climate change. Inputs to the discussion will be collected and organized around: 1) geographic location and 2) types of actions: i.e. preparedness, risk reduction: building community resilience; adaptation; and mitigation. Cross cutting these discussions will be the identification of technologies in aid of responding to climate change. The focus of the discussions will revolve around defining and elaborating actions (i.e. preparedness, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and mitigation) to cope with climate change and its impacts. Preparedness and disaster risk reduction is about building individual and community capacities to position themselves and their communities so that the likelihood of climate change-induced disasters is reduced; the intensity or adverse impacts of disasters are cushioned and that inhabitants are able to respond promptly, expeditiously and effectively. Adaptation entails actions that moderate harm, or exploit benefits, of climate change. Mitigation entails actions that minimizes or cushions the adverse impacts of climate change. In all of these actions, special attention will be given to defining how women and gender could be mainstreamed. In other words, the Congress should define how women can be given the social space to participate, influence, and benefit from global and local responses to climate change. The registration fee for the four day congress is One thousand five hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,550.) per person for twin room sharing accommodations (two persons in one room) and one thousand nine hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,950.) per person for single room accommodations (one person in one room). The training will be held on Oct 19-22, 2008. However, the participants will be requested to be in Manila the day before, October 18, 2008 and leave Manila only on October 23, 2008. The overnight hotel accommodation on October 18, 2008 is already included in the fee. Participants will be billeted in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the congress and hotels near the Dusit Hotel, accessible within walking distance. Room accommodations in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the Congress will be on a first come - first served basis. You can download the full information sheet and registration form for this Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance from our website,

Description:

44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Bloomington, MN

(Includes 6 hours of Domestic Violence Mediation Training)
Approved by the MN Supreme Court Rule 114
Continuing education credits available upon request

Cost: $1,200
Special 10% Discount for current ACR Members!

Led by Steve Erickson, J.D. and Marilyn McKnight, M.A.
each with 30 years of mediation experience

For more information:
www.ericksonmediation.com
952-835-3688

Description:

October 19-22, 2008 at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines The theme of the congress is “Gender and Climate Change”. Women and environment experts have raised concern over the absence of women in the discourse and debate on climate change, a global mainstream issue that is currently impacting the entire world. The involvement of women in areas of environmental management and governance should not be perceived as an afterthought. Women's roles are of considerable importance in the promotion of environmental ethics. The current imperative is for women to understand the phenomenon of climate change and its impacts and implications at the individual, household, community and national levels. Studies show that women have a definite information deficit on climate politics and climate protection. Only with this information can women take their proper, significant and strategic role in the issue of climate change. Invited to this congress are women parliamentarians, women in decision - making and governance, environment organizations, youth Leaders and Media Practitioners The Congress will have the following objectives: Overall Purpose: To provide a forum for women legislators, and women in decision making and environment organizations at all levels, in formulating gender-responsive legislation and policies. Specific Objectives: a) To understand the phenomenon of climate change, its impacts and implications; b). to review and examine the gender aspects of climate change and formulate appropriate actions to address such; c). to define the roles women can play in addressing the issues of climate change at the global, national and sub-national levels; and d). to identify and define the action agenda for parliamentarians, policy advocates and women leaders to support global and national actions to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Congress Proceedings: The discussion on gender and climate change will be organized around identifying the challenges to action as well as defining the appropriate responses to effectively address the impacts of climate change. Inputs to the discussion will be collected and organized around: 1) geographic location and 2) types of actions: i.e. preparedness, risk reduction: building community resilience; adaptation; and mitigation. Cross cutting these discussions will be the identification of technologies in aid of responding to climate change. The focus of the discussions will revolve around defining and elaborating actions (i.e. preparedness, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and mitigation) to cope with climate change and its impacts. Preparedness and disaster risk reduction is about building individual and community capacities to position themselves and their communities so that the likelihood of climate change-induced disasters is reduced; the intensity or adverse impacts of disasters are cushioned and that inhabitants are able to respond promptly, expeditiously and effectively. Adaptation entails actions that moderate harm, or exploit benefits, of climate change. Mitigation entails actions that minimizes or cushions the adverse impacts of climate change. In all of these actions, special attention will be given to defining how women and gender could be mainstreamed. In other words, the Congress should define how women can be given the social space to participate, influence, and benefit from global and local responses to climate change. The registration fee for the four day congress is One thousand five hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,550.) per person for twin room sharing accommodations (two persons in one room) and one thousand nine hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,950.) per person for single room accommodations (one person in one room). The training will be held on Oct 19-22, 2008. However, the participants will be requested to be in Manila the day before, October 18, 2008 and leave Manila only on October 23, 2008. The overnight hotel accommodation on October 18, 2008 is already included in the fee. Participants will be billeted in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the congress and hotels near the Dusit Hotel, accessible within walking distance. Room accommodations in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the Congress will be on a first come - first served basis. You can download the full information sheet and registration form for this Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance from our website,

Description:

44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Bloomington, MN

(Includes 6 hours of Domestic Violence Mediation Training)
Approved by the MN Supreme Court Rule 114
Continuing education credits available upon request

Cost: $1,200
Special 10% Discount for current ACR Members!

Led by Steve Erickson, J.D. and Marilyn McKnight, M.A.
each with 30 years of mediation experience

For more information:
www.ericksonmediation.com
952-835-3688

Description:

October 19-22, 2008 at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines The theme of the congress is “Gender and Climate Change”. Women and environment experts have raised concern over the absence of women in the discourse and debate on climate change, a global mainstream issue that is currently impacting the entire world. The involvement of women in areas of environmental management and governance should not be perceived as an afterthought. Women's roles are of considerable importance in the promotion of environmental ethics. The current imperative is for women to understand the phenomenon of climate change and its impacts and implications at the individual, household, community and national levels. Studies show that women have a definite information deficit on climate politics and climate protection. Only with this information can women take their proper, significant and strategic role in the issue of climate change. Invited to this congress are women parliamentarians, women in decision - making and governance, environment organizations, youth Leaders and Media Practitioners The Congress will have the following objectives: Overall Purpose: To provide a forum for women legislators, and women in decision making and environment organizations at all levels, in formulating gender-responsive legislation and policies. Specific Objectives: a) To understand the phenomenon of climate change, its impacts and implications; b). to review and examine the gender aspects of climate change and formulate appropriate actions to address such; c). to define the roles women can play in addressing the issues of climate change at the global, national and sub-national levels; and d). to identify and define the action agenda for parliamentarians, policy advocates and women leaders to support global and national actions to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Congress Proceedings: The discussion on gender and climate change will be organized around identifying the challenges to action as well as defining the appropriate responses to effectively address the impacts of climate change. Inputs to the discussion will be collected and organized around: 1) geographic location and 2) types of actions: i.e. preparedness, risk reduction: building community resilience; adaptation; and mitigation. Cross cutting these discussions will be the identification of technologies in aid of responding to climate change. The focus of the discussions will revolve around defining and elaborating actions (i.e. preparedness, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and mitigation) to cope with climate change and its impacts. Preparedness and disaster risk reduction is about building individual and community capacities to position themselves and their communities so that the likelihood of climate change-induced disasters is reduced; the intensity or adverse impacts of disasters are cushioned and that inhabitants are able to respond promptly, expeditiously and effectively. Adaptation entails actions that moderate harm, or exploit benefits, of climate change. Mitigation entails actions that minimizes or cushions the adverse impacts of climate change. In all of these actions, special attention will be given to defining how women and gender could be mainstreamed. In other words, the Congress should define how women can be given the social space to participate, influence, and benefit from global and local responses to climate change. The registration fee for the four day congress is One thousand five hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,550.) per person for twin room sharing accommodations (two persons in one room) and one thousand nine hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,950.) per person for single room accommodations (one person in one room). The training will be held on Oct 19-22, 2008. However, the participants will be requested to be in Manila the day before, October 18, 2008 and leave Manila only on October 23, 2008. The overnight hotel accommodation on October 18, 2008 is already included in the fee. Participants will be billeted in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the congress and hotels near the Dusit Hotel, accessible within walking distance. Room accommodations in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the Congress will be on a first come - first served basis. You can download the full information sheet and registration form for this Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance from our website,

Description:

44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Bloomington, MN

(Includes 6 hours of Domestic Violence Mediation Training)
Approved by the MN Supreme Court Rule 114
Continuing education credits available upon request

Cost: $1,200
Special 10% Discount for current ACR Members!

Led by Steve Erickson, J.D. and Marilyn McKnight, M.A.
each with 30 years of mediation experience

For more information:
www.ericksonmediation.com
952-835-3688

Description:

October 19-22, 2008 at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines The theme of the congress is “Gender and Climate Change”. Women and environment experts have raised concern over the absence of women in the discourse and debate on climate change, a global mainstream issue that is currently impacting the entire world. The involvement of women in areas of environmental management and governance should not be perceived as an afterthought. Women's roles are of considerable importance in the promotion of environmental ethics. The current imperative is for women to understand the phenomenon of climate change and its impacts and implications at the individual, household, community and national levels. Studies show that women have a definite information deficit on climate politics and climate protection. Only with this information can women take their proper, significant and strategic role in the issue of climate change. Invited to this congress are women parliamentarians, women in decision - making and governance, environment organizations, youth Leaders and Media Practitioners The Congress will have the following objectives: Overall Purpose: To provide a forum for women legislators, and women in decision making and environment organizations at all levels, in formulating gender-responsive legislation and policies. Specific Objectives: a) To understand the phenomenon of climate change, its impacts and implications; b). to review and examine the gender aspects of climate change and formulate appropriate actions to address such; c). to define the roles women can play in addressing the issues of climate change at the global, national and sub-national levels; and d). to identify and define the action agenda for parliamentarians, policy advocates and women leaders to support global and national actions to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Congress Proceedings: The discussion on gender and climate change will be organized around identifying the challenges to action as well as defining the appropriate responses to effectively address the impacts of climate change. Inputs to the discussion will be collected and organized around: 1) geographic location and 2) types of actions: i.e. preparedness, risk reduction: building community resilience; adaptation; and mitigation. Cross cutting these discussions will be the identification of technologies in aid of responding to climate change. The focus of the discussions will revolve around defining and elaborating actions (i.e. preparedness, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and mitigation) to cope with climate change and its impacts. Preparedness and disaster risk reduction is about building individual and community capacities to position themselves and their communities so that the likelihood of climate change-induced disasters is reduced; the intensity or adverse impacts of disasters are cushioned and that inhabitants are able to respond promptly, expeditiously and effectively. Adaptation entails actions that moderate harm, or exploit benefits, of climate change. Mitigation entails actions that minimizes or cushions the adverse impacts of climate change. In all of these actions, special attention will be given to defining how women and gender could be mainstreamed. In other words, the Congress should define how women can be given the social space to participate, influence, and benefit from global and local responses to climate change. The registration fee for the four day congress is One thousand five hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,550.) per person for twin room sharing accommodations (two persons in one room) and one thousand nine hundred fifty US Dollars (US$ 1,950.) per person for single room accommodations (one person in one room). The training will be held on Oct 19-22, 2008. However, the participants will be requested to be in Manila the day before, October 18, 2008 and leave Manila only on October 23, 2008. The overnight hotel accommodation on October 18, 2008 is already included in the fee. Participants will be billeted in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the congress and hotels near the Dusit Hotel, accessible within walking distance. Room accommodations in the Dusit Hotel, the venue of the Congress will be on a first come - first served basis. You can download the full information sheet and registration form for this Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance from our website,

Description:

44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Bloomington, MN

(Includes 6 hours of Domestic Violence Mediation Training)
Approved by the MN Supreme Court Rule 114
Continuing education credits available upon request

Cost: $1,200
Special 10% Discount for current ACR Members!

Led by Steve Erickson, J.D. and Marilyn McKnight, M.A.
each with 30 years of mediation experience

For more information:
www.ericksonmediation.com
952-835-3688

Description:

New York State Dispute Resolution Association’s 2008 Annual Conference
Electing Success: Dispute Resolution in a New Era

October 23-24, 2008
Holiday Inn on Wolf Road
Albany, NY

2008 Lawrence Cooke Peace Innovator Award Recipient

Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D.

Professor
John Jay College of Criminal Justice - CUNY

9 Workshops to choose from with a focus on...

Developing Capacity: Expand and improve your business or organization
Ethics: From confidentiality to conflicts of interest - navigate challenges smoothly
Skill Building: Uncover new techniques and means for resolving conflict
Practice Specialties: Explore the types of conflict where ADR is growing

New for 2008! NYSDRA Pilot Certification Track: If you've thought about joining NYSDRA's professional development process but haven't had the opportunity, this workshop track will jump start your application.

This event is in collaboration with the Unified Court System Office of ADR and Court Improvement Programs

Event Website: www.nysdra.org/calendar/calendar.aspx?action=details&eventid=71

Contact
NYS Dispute Resolution Association
Alison Ritchie
255 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 687-2240 x 206
Email: alison@nysdra.org

Description:

44-Hour Divorce Mediation Training
Bloomington, MN

(Includes 6 hours of Domestic Violence Mediation Training)
Approved by the MN Supreme Court Rule 114
Continuing education credits available upon request

Cost: $1,200
Special 10% Discount for current ACR Members!

Led by Steve Erickson, J.D. and Marilyn McKnight, M.A.
each with 30 years of mediation experience

For more information:
www.ericksonmediation.com
952-835-3688

Description:

New York State Dispute Resolution Association’s 2008 Annual Conference
Electing Success: Dispute Resolution in a New Era

October 23-24, 2008
Holiday Inn on Wolf Road
Albany, NY

2008 Lawrence Cooke Peace Innovator Award Recipient

Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D.

Professor
John Jay College of Criminal Justice - CUNY

9 Workshops to choose from with a focus on...

Developing Capacity: Expand and improve your business or organization
Ethics: From confidentiality to conflicts of interest - navigate challenges smoothly
Skill Building: Uncover new techniques and means for resolving conflict
Practice Specialties: Explore the types of conflict where ADR is growing

New for 2008! NYSDRA Pilot Certification Track: If you've thought about joining NYSDRA's professional development process but haven't had the opportunity, this workshop track will jump start your application.

This event is in collaboration with the Unified Court System Office of ADR and Court Improvement Programs

Event Website: www.nysdra.org/calendar/calendar.aspx?action=details&eventid=71

Contact
NYS Dispute Resolution Association
Alison Ritchie
255 River Street
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 687-2240 x 206
Email: alison@nysdra.org

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